2017-18 Women's Tennis Roster
Sofia Kurtz
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- North Atlanta High
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
2017-18: Earned ITA All-Academic Team honors...Tabbed to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team...Posted a 3-4 overall singles record and a 5-10 doubles mark with a 3-6 ledger in dual matches during the spring…All three singles wins came in three-set decisions…In the fall, topped UAB’s Natalie Voss at the Samford Invitational (10/6)…Defeated Indiana’s Anna McCoy and Mississippi State’s Carolina Kelly at the Roberta Allison Classic (10/27-28).
2016-17: Earned a 7-11 overall record with a 1-4 mark in dual matches - all at the No. 6 singles position ... Lone win came via a 6-3, 6-4, final over Louisiana's Carla Ortega on March 21 ... Went 13-5 overall in doubles with a 6-3 mark in dual play ... Produced a 3-2 record alongside Elena Muller to end the season ... Won the Lor Smith Doubles Draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic alongside Sade Atkinson...Off the court, was named to the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team...Member of Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2016 and spring 2017.
2015-16:Â Went 8-11 overall in her freshman year campaign ... Saw action in six dual matches, achieving her first career win against Isla Brock of Nicholls ... Produced a winning slate in the fall which included a 3-0 performance at the UCF Quad ... Recorded a 6-8 overall record in doubles with a 0-4 mark in dual play...off the court, was named to the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
High School: Attended North Atlanta High School ... Lettered two years in tennis and two years in soccer ... Played No. 1 singles in tennis and led her team to the quarterfinals in the State tournament, which was a school best finish ... Named the squad's MVP both years ... Went undefeated in her two years of high school play ... Played center mid/center defender in soccer where she helped guide her team to the Round of 16 as a junior, then the semis as a senior ... Earned a 4.0 GPA, landing on the Honor Roll all four years ... Selected for governor's honor program ... Recipient of the Scholar Athlete award, which was given to the student who most helped North Atlanta athletics in various sports while maintaining one of the highest GPA's.
Personal: Born in Nashville, Tennessee ... Has one younger brother and two younger sisters ... Enjoys reading, hiking, running and traveling in her free time ... Favorite athlete is Roger Federer ... Her Mother, Patrizia, played tennis at the College of Charleston; Her father, Ryan, played soccer at South Carolina and College of Charleston before playing pro soccer with the Charleston Battery ... One thing nobody knows about her is that she can speak Italian ... Future plans include attending law school before either working for the UN or starting her own business ... Intended major is Business.
Kurtz's Career Singles Statistics
| Year | Overall | Dual | Tour | Conf. | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 |
| 2015-16 | 8-11 | 1-5 | 7-6 | 0-1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1-5 |
| 2016-17 | 7-11 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 0-1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1-4 |
| 2017-18 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 3-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-1 |
| Total | 18-26 | 2-10 | 16-16 | 0-2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2-10 |
Kurtz's Career Doubles Statistics
| Year | Overall | Dual | Tour | Conf. | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 |
| 2015-16 | 6-8 | 0-4 | 6-4 | - | - | 0-1 | 0-3 |
| 2016-17 | 13-5 | 6-3 | 7-2 | - | - | 6-2 | 0-1 |
| 2017-18 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 1-1 | - | - | 3-6 |
| Total | 24-23 | 9-13 | 15-10 | 1-1 | - | 6-3 | 3-10 |
